If you want to build muscles, this is the DVD for you. I was hoping for some stretching and relaxation as well as pilates, so I was disappointed. I gave this DVD away almost as soon as I got it because I don't want big bulky muscles like the ladies in the video have. Most of the video is not even pilates.

Michelle Dozois and Tracy York give you a helpful workout that feels good inside and out. Unlike other trainers/instructors, they know how to keep you moving with encouraging words that don't sound so scripted. This is definitely worth getting. I haven't gotten sick of continuously re-using the DVD for my workouts.

I run, lift weights and do an hour of Bryan Kest's power yoga several times a week, but I am always on the lookout for something new to incorporate into my routine - this tape is definately it!! It does require good balance, and it moves faster than I am used to, but I like that because I am being challenged. The weights are awesome - together with the aerobic/pilates aspects of the video you are sure to get a total body workout that leaves you sore all over. I did the video yesterday morning and this morning I am sore and I feel great. I highly recommend this video. I do think that you should at least be intermediate/expirienced in either pilates, weights, yoga, etc. so that you can master quickly one aspect of the video. and then the other parts will be easier to learn. I would not recommend this to a total beginner.

I liked this video. It did tend to move rather quickly for a begginner like myself who also has no balance. The instructors were really great at motivating you, though at times I felt they moved a little to fast. The pilates moves were not easy and required a great deal of concentration and I had a hard time keeping up at some points. This video has a lot more body sculpting with free weights than it does pilates. I will be checking out a begginers pilates video next time.

Although the moves in the video are good and do result in strengthening, many of the exercises aren't repeated often enough to be very effective. Although some are (squats and inner thighs, for example), I actually started to notice how quickly some exercises were rushed through. This is ok, though - you can simply pause the video and do a few more reps before continuing on.

I had been hoping that this would be an equal mix of pilates and sculpting, but the focus was definitely on weights, with a few pilates moves, and adjustments that focus mainly on improving balance. Importantly, I was sweating like crazy and my muscles were fatigued when I was done - I looked like I'd just stepped out of the shower! Good enough to recommend and use often, but I'll be buying a simple pilates video to give me the core strength exercises I was hoping for. I'll also be keeping my remote control handy to pause and do additional repetitions.